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Chapter V
"Yes, and it was I who had made him believe. I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming. But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared. "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!" Mrs. Assingham insisted.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “Mrs. Assingham insisted.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"
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From this reading "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
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From this reading Mrs. Assingham insisted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
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From this reading "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared.
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From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
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From this reading But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared.
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From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
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From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
demanded something firmly
From this reading Mrs. Assingham insisted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
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From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
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From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
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From this reading Mrs. Assingham insisted.
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From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
not any; not one
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading But I did it, I did it!" the Princess declared.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
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From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
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From this reading "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I didn't mean to, at the time, so much; for I had no idea then of what was coming.
which person or people
From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"
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From this reading "Yes, and it was I who had made him believe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "With a beauty--ah, with a beauty, you too!"
